Eunpyeong-gu Wins 'Excellence Award' at Korea Healthy City Awards

(Photo by Eunpyeong-gu Office)

Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced on the 20th that it won the 'Grand Prize' in the general policy category at the 8th Korea Healthy City Awards competition.

The Korea Healthy City Awards competition, hosted by the Korea Healthy City Partnership (KHCP), annually discovers and awards outstanding healthy city cases by category among 103 member cities of metropolitan and basic local governments in Korea.

Eunpyeong-gu received the grand prize for its resident-led healthy lifestyle practice and health-friendly environment creation project, "Residents do, Eunpyeong do, Health do, Up!" This was the result of promoting a sustainable healthy city through various resident-led participation and practices, including ▲ revitalizing resident participation organizations by strengthening local residents' capabilities ▲ improving health management ability through lifestyle changes ▲ enhancing residents' health by creating an environment for practicing healthy living.

The district earned the honor of winning awards for two consecutive years, receiving the excellence award last year and the grand prize this year. In particular, this year's award is highly meaningful as it was highly evaluated for the cooperation between related departments and institutions and the active participation of the local community.

The awards ceremony was held at the 17th Korea Healthy City Partnership General Assembly and International Forum held in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do on the 14th.

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